Kathleen Barry, Professor Emerita of Penn State University, is a feminist activist and sociologist. She is the author of five books. Her first book, Female Sexual Slavery, launched an international
Ranjana Dave is an independent dance practitioner and writer. She is Programmes Director at Gati Dance Forum and has also taught at Ambedkar University Delhi and Ashoka University.
Ralph Russell was the most well known authority on Urdu literature outside South Asia. His work on Urdu poetry in the late Mughal era, and his translation of Ghalib's poetry and prose is studied al